The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

Last updated: 2026-01-17
  • Strong character writing and charm throughout
  • Charming murder mystery gameplay experience
  • Beautiful and fitting art style visually
  • Fun and varied minigames break narrative
  • Poor difficulty pacing and spikes occur
  • Technical issues and bugs present
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog header

Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
24,464
Positive
23,75897.1%
Negative
7062.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,350,669
Estimated revenue
Not applicable
Game price
F2P
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
572.27%
Estimated copies lost
3,147
Estimated revenue lost
Not applicable
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
572.3%
Avg playtime 0.9h
35514.2%
Avg playtime 1.3h
> 2h playtime
502%
Avg playtime 106.9h
2,04581.6%
Avg playtime 11.8h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day2.5 rev/day
Last 30d6 rev/day
Quarterly146.2 rev/qtr
Days covered1,022.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
2,507 total
Organic purchasers00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Key activations2,507100.0%
Voted up: 96%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
2,507 total
First impression0-2h46518.5%
Voted up: 88%
Mid game2-10h1,94577.6%
Voted up: 98%
Late game10-20h622.47%
Voted up: 100%
Endgame20h+351.40%
Voted up: 94%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.64% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
95.1%
Global baseline 95.7%
41 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 24,464 total.